Whereas competing in Eurovision doesn’t essentially assure worldwide fame, there’s definitely a powerful roster of big-name artists who bought their begin due to the storied singing contest.
From Olivia Newton-John to Celine Dion, Eurovision has hosted loads of now-beloved stars who give credit score to the competitors for placing them on the map stateside. That’s to not say there wasn’t loads of hustling after they took house their spectacular prizes. Benny Andersson, a member of the famed Swedish band ABBA, recalled having to search out the group’s footing after touchdown first place for his or her rendition of “Waterloo.”
“After we received the Eurovision Music Contest and had a giant hit with ‘Waterloo’ everywhere in the world, then nothing occurred, like typically is the way in which with Eurovision Music Contest contenders,” he recounted to What’s On in 2015. “We labored in England they usually stated, ‘Effectively to not fear.’ So from sending us large limousines within the ‘Waterloo’ interval, the automobiles bought smaller and smaller and we had a Volkswagen bus by the top!”
ABBA, and most of the artists beneath, needn’t have anxious about any profession lags for lengthy — there was loads of success in america (and past!) to return. Scroll on to see which Eurovision contestants who’ve since made it large stateside:
